You know how so many people act as though Covid-19 has disappeared? Well, it might not be such a good idea. YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 sewage was recently found to contain Covid-19 at alarming rates.
It was more than three times the rate of a previous high in October 2021. Whoa, that is definitely not cool.
The territorial government said we should not get too excited. Give us a chance to do some more sampling to see what caused the sudden increase.
They said they would issue a public notice or make recommendations if the spike means there is an issue, like a huge increase in cases. I havenSA国际影视传媒檛 seen anything either way, but ISA国际影视传媒檝e been traveling and could have missed something.
In the meantime, if there really was a huge increase in cases, I can see why. Many people have begun acting as though Covid has disappeared since the restrictions were lifted. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 far from the truth.
Mandatory masks reinstated
In fact, Philadelphia is a major city that has reinstated mandatory masks. And people demonstrated in Chicago asking for mandatory masking due to rising covid cases. Interesting, isnSA国际影视传媒檛 it?
To boot, at least a dozen universities across the US, including Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, and Georgetown University, reinstated indoor mask mandates this month.
Why are they doing this? Because Covid cases are rising too high on their campuses. Some schools say that they are worried because omicron BA.2 sub-variant is now the dominant strain of the virus in the U.S.
Apparently, itSA国际影视传媒檚 the most contagious strain yet! No wonder 60 per cent of Americans want to keep mandatory mask requirements on planes.
That makes me kinda worried. YouSA国际影视传媒檙e probably wondering why, since most of us know someone who has or had Covid. And most people are saying it was like a bad cold, including me, but I was triple-vaccinated.
ISA国际影视传媒檓 worried because Covid is constantly mutating, or changing, and it seems to be getting more contagious. Could a more contagious variant be more deadly? We donSA国际影视传媒檛 know.
Perhaps the next variant could be like before when so many people were in intensive care and so many died that some hospitals didnSA国际影视传媒檛 have room for all the dead bodies in their morgues.
AlbertaSA国际影视传媒檚 restrictions are tougher than the NWTSA国际影视传媒檚.
Think about it, people who have Covid donSA国际影视传媒檛 have to report it. In fact, they donSA国际影视传媒檛 even have to stay home. Meanwhile, AlbertaSA国际影视传媒檚 Chief Medical Officer says Alberta still legally requires people who have respiratory illness to stay home.
ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 Alberta, folks. Tougher than us. Who woulda thunk!
Cabin Radio reported that a Yellowknife resident tried to report their positive test and were told that information is no longer being collected. Now, ISA国际影视传媒檓 pretty sure whomever told them that was wrong, but apparently that is what happened.
The GNWT website says there have only been 69 cases in the NWT in the last seven days. And itSA国际影视传媒檚 been three days since the last case was reported. Eschia, take it easy, eh.
What a laugh. If we no longer have to report positive tests, itSA国际影视传媒檚 anybodySA国际影视传媒檚 guess how many people have CovidSA国际影视传媒nywhere in the NWT.
And to make matters worse, anybody can come to the NWT now, no matter where theySA国际影视传媒檙e from, or if they havenSA国际影视传媒檛 been vaccinated at all. DoesnSA国际影视传媒檛 that just seem to be inviting Covid here?
Government says that despite the recent spike in YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 wastewater, severe hospitalizations have not increased. Yet, news reports said that eight people were hospitalized and one person died from Covid-19 during the period of the spike.
Yes, died. Seems pretty severe to me.
And is it just me, or does it seem as though deaths from Covid is the only reliable information we now have? I mean seriously, the Covid-19 Dashboard tells you how many cases have been reported, but people donSA国际影视传媒檛 have to report if theySA国际影视传媒檙e sick.
And it tells you Total Hospitalizations, Total ICU Admissions, and Total Deaths. But the Dashboard does not tell you current numbers. You have to guess, unless you keep track of numbers day by day.
Talking about deaths, AlbertaSA国际影视传媒檚 7-day average death rate from Covid steadily increased from 1 on March 22, to 7 a day on April 25, and 10 deaths a day on May 11. And Alberta has tougher restrictions than us.
Additionally, the Biden administration is saying that 100 million Americans could get Covid-19 this fall and winter. And American health experts are warning that people should still take precautionary measures like wear masks.
In fact, CNNSA国际影视传媒檚 medical expert said, SA国际影视传媒淭hese new variants are so contagious that a cloth mask isnSA国际影视传媒檛 sufficient. You really should be wearing a high-quality respirator mask, like an N95, KN95 or KF94.SA国际影视传媒�
I donSA国际影视传媒檛 know about you, but ISA国际影视传媒檓 still wearing a mask in public places because Covid-19 has not disappeared.
